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Training & Technique

Are you training in the right way? Physical evaluation test in and out of the pool

Based on a few tests that can be done in and out of the pool, you’ll be able to evaluate how to optimize your workout program in order to obtain …

Written by: arena coaches 31 January '19 0

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Training & Technique

3 tips for improving your underwater phase

If you are wondering what the best way is to be faster in the water, the answer is to improve your underwater phase! The underwater leg kick is considered to …

Written by: arena coaches 16 January '19 0

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Training & Technique

The 5 problems afflicting swimmers of all standards

There are certain problems that need to be understood by both beginners and experienced swimmers if they are to make their swim training more effective. Swimming is a fluid sport: …

Written by: arena coaches 9 January '19 0

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Fitness & Wellness

Swimming and coeliac disease: 5 types of gluten-free foods that are full of energy!

Sport and coeliac disease: what are the right types of food for athletes who are gluten-intolerant? Athletes suffering from coeliac disease often struggle to find types of food that can …

Written by: arena coaches 20 December '18 0

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Training & Technique

Benifits of training in high altitudes

Training in high altitudes can bring great benefits, we’ll see how. Usually during the time frame of a sporting season there’s a time in which the athlete moves to higher …

Written by: arena coaches 13 December '18 0

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Elite Team

arena primed for the Hangzhou World Champs with two new Italian swimming stars

As the countdown begins for the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Hangzhou, China, from 11th to 16th December, arena has recruited two rising stars of Italian swimming to its …

Written by: Arena 21 November '18 0

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A Swimmer's life

4 skills that swimmers perfect that are seemingly unrelated to swimming

Over the years as an athlete, you develop a skill set that is unique to your sport. Fast transitions from one stroke to another, precise flip turns, and efficient stroke …

Written by: Rebecca Gillis 19 November '18 0

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Events & Competitions

arena signs Egyptian talent Farida Osman

arena is pleased to announce that it has signed World Championship medallist Farida Osman in a sponsorship deal that runs through to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 23-year-old Egyptian, a …

Written by: Arena 15 November '18 0

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Just for Women

Locker room horror stories

The 5 worst things that can happen to a female swimmer in the locker room “Everything that happens in the locker room stays in the locker room”, Brad Pitt would …

Written by: Valeria Molfino 31 October '18 0

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Training & Technique

Tapering: what to do out of the water – Weekly plan

You have finally reached the final stage of a macro-training block, so-called tapering. Tapering usually involves the final 7-10 days of a training block that lasted between 12-24 weeks. Tapering …

Written by: arena coaches 24 October '18 0

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